The Way to the Stars (1945)
- Starring:
- John Mills, Michael Redgrave, (more)
- Director(s):
- Anthony Asquith
Synopsis of The Way to the Stars
Originally released in England as The Way to the Stars, Johnny in the Clouds is the story of how the Battle of Britain affected the lives of combatants and civilians alike. Terence Rattigan's screenplay concentrates on three groups of people: an American pilot and his wife, a doomed British officer with a wife and child, and a young couple who plan to marry despite the precariousness of wartime romances. Most of the action takes place at an air base and the neighboring village, where the private citizens react to rationing and other restrictions with various degrees of nobility and selfishness. The American title of this film is derived from the poem "Johnny in the Clouds," recited in tribute to the decease British airman; the U.S. version, which was released after the war, includes a prologue set in the deserted air base, with the bulk of the film offered as a flashback. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Way to the Stars
- John Mills - Peter Penrose
- Douglass Montgomery - Johnny Hollis
- Trevor Howard - Squadron Leader Carter
- Renée Ashershon - Iris Winterton
- Basil Radford - Tiny Williams
- Felix Aylmer - Rev. Charles Moss
- O.B. Clarence
- Bill Owen - Nobby Clarke
- David Tomlinson - Pilot Officer Prune Parsons
- John Howard - Shelter Officer
- Johnnie Schofield - Jones
- Ann Wilton - Schoolmistress
- Nick Stuart - Wally Becker
- John McLaren - 'Cheerio' Chester
- Hugh Dempster - Tinker Bell
- Michael Redgrave - Lt. David Archdale
- Bonar Colleano - Joe Friselli
- Rosamund John - Miss Toddy Todd
- Stanley Holloway - Mr. Palmer
- Joyce Carey - Miss Winterton
- Charles Farrell - American Orderly
- Murray Matheson - Joe Lawson
- Jean Simmons - Singer
- Caven Watson - R.A.F. Corporal
- Anthony Dawson - Bertie Steen
- Peter Cotes - Aircraftsman
- Charles Victor - Cpl. Fitter
- Hartley Power - Col. Page
- Vida Hope - Elsie, Waitress
- Alf Goddard - Sergeant
- Director(s):
- Anthony Asquith
- Writer(s):
- Terence Rattigan, John Pudney, Anatole de Grunwald
- Producer(s):
- Anatole de Grunwald
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